travel-junkie.comtravel-junkie.comboris is a travel addicted, white wine loving, unfortunatley quite accident prone, easy going and not so german dive instructor on a round the world trip. he always travels with his hammock, his chess set and a copy of 'the big blue'. this is his blo 
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Dili In Black And White
2007-09-15 05:24:00 Dili, the young capital of Timor Leste, is a bustling and vibrant city. At least during the day, that is. When night falls then gangs roam around, preying on the unlucky people still outside. Or so we have been told. To me it seemed pretty safe at night. But then, maybe we were lucky? The whole ... More About: White , Black , Black and White , Lack
Moral Dilemma!?
2007-09-12 17:04:00 Yesterday I was involved in a motorbike accident in Kupang, West Timor. Basically, a twelve year old kid drove straight into me, while I was indicating to go right. He was way too fast and he didn’t have a drivers license. Both of us had friends on the back, but luckily nobody got hurt apart ... More About: Dilemma , Oral , Moral , Mora , Dile
The Whale Hunters Of Lamalera
2007-09-04 11:19:00 Lamalera, Lama meaning feeling or blade and Lera meaning sun, is situated on the southern side of the mountainous island of Lembata, which is part of the Solor Archipelago. It can only be reached by taking a bus, which is a converted truck, from Lewoleba. The drive takes about three and a half hours, mainly ... More About: Whale , Hunters , Hunt , Amal , Lama
Magical Kelimutu
2007-08-22 14:56:00 In Labhuanbajo quite a few people from the boat I came over with decided to pay a visit to Kelimutu and the three famous colored crater lakes. As Toby and Louise, an english couple, needed to be back in Labhuanbajo soon to catch a flight to Bali, we decided on hiring a car. This is ... More About: Magica , Mutu
Here, There Be Dragons!
2007-08-18 14:07:00 Recently I had the chance to go back to Komodo Island and see the dragons again. They are really unbelievable. It's kind of like Jurassic Park in real life! While we only saw two dragons on Komodo we saw at least 15 the next day on Rinca! Vor kurzem hatte ich die Moeglichkeit wieder nach Komodo zu gehen und die Drachen zu sehen. Diese Tiere sind einfach unglaublich. Man fuehlt sich wie in Jurassic Park hinein versetzt! Waehrend wir auf Komodo nur zwei Drachen gesehen haben, gab es auf Rinca am naechsten Tag midestens 15 zu beobachten! More About: Dragon , Dragons , Drago
Is There Internet In Flores Now?
2007-08-12 16:56:00 Just a quick note to my readers that tomorrow I will take a boat to Flor es . This will take four days. After this I will head further east. From my last visit there I remember that reliable internet is very scarce in the area, so I might not be able to post anything for up ... More About: Internet
Climbing Gunung Rinjani
2007-08-10 16:38:00 Day 1 - Sembalun to the Base Camp Mursan, our trekking guide I met my fellow trekkers, a dutch couple named Robin and Ingrid, at 6 am, when we were all picked up in Senggigi. It was almost 8 am, when we finally arrived in Senaru, where we were introduced to Mursan, our guide, and Mordi, our ... More About: Climbing , Bing , Limb
My New Room Mates
2007-08-01 16:43:00 I just checked into a room on Gili Trawangan. It looked nice. Then, short before I had a shower, I noticed something on the wall. It was a cockroach. Then I noticed another one. And another one. The shower only dribbles, the toilet does not work, the light makes the room look like a brothel. Outside you can hear cats sing their mating song and the door only closes when you actually lock it. I'm back in Asia. It's good to be home! Ich habe gerade in ein Zimmer auf Gili Trawangan eingecheckt. Es hat nett ausgesehen. Dann, kurz vor meiner Dusche, habe ich eine Kakerlake entdeckt. Dann noch eine. Und noch eine. Die Dusche troepfelt nur, die Tolette funktioniert nicht, durch das Licht schaut das Zimmer wie ein Puff aus. Draussen kann man Katzen beim Paarungsgesang zuhoeren und die Tuer schliesst nur, wenn man sie absperrt. Ich bin zurueck in Asien. Fuehlt sich gut an daheim zu sein! More About: Room
Back In Indonesia
2007-07-31 09:26:00 I arrived yesterday on Bali and it really hasn’t changed that much since the last time I was here almost two and a half years ago. I slept almost all day yesterday, so I didn’t do much else really. The place in Kuta I am staying at is called Rita’s House, it’s just off Poppies ... More About: Indonesia , Back , My Stuff , Done
3000 Interesting Km Of Boredom
2007-07-25 16:33:00 It all started with Dominique and me thinking that 3000 km is too long to drive. That’s when we looked into flying to Darwin, but we soon discovered that a one way flight is around 400 to 500 AUD. Far too expensive for our liking. That same day we started to make a little flyer, ... More About: Interesting , Boredom , Eres
Indonesian Consulate - Darwin
2007-07-23 08:31:00 The indonesian consulate in Darwin , Australia, is situated just off Mitchell Street (the main backpacker street) on 20 Harry Chan Avenue. It is open for visa matters from Monday to Friday 9.30 to 16.00. A two month visa sets you back 60 AUD and will take approximately three working days. You will need a passport ... More About: Indonesian , Cons , Done , Consulate
Cairns Interlude
2007-07-18 05:04:00 Just spent 10 days in Hervey Bay, where I went to see two very good friends of mine, Jeff and Emma. I had worked together with both of them in Indonesia and it was great seeing them again. We didn’t do anything, except drinking lots of beer, working on our tan, cooking lots of great ... More About: Cairns
Hostels and Camping Grounds
2007-07-10 15:34:00 Here?s a short list of all the camping grounds and hostels we stayed at so far. Prices are for powered tent sites and shared dorms in the hostels. (Have a look at my disclosure and whatnot policies). Coffs Harbour:Here we paid 24 AUD for the night. Very clean and we didn?t have to pay for a ... More About: Camping , Round , Ping , Hostel , Rounds
Northern Moreton Bay Snapshots
2007-07-05 05:11:00 I?m really loving all those tourist drives you can explore in Oz when you?re driving yourself. So I thought I?ll just snap away as we drive along one. As it turned out this was one of the nicest ones so far!! Get the Flash Player to see this player. ---Related Articles at travel-junkie.com:No Related Posts More About: Northern , Norther , Hern
Sydney to Brisbane
2007-07-02 06:55:00 Dominique, Katrina and I left Sydney on another rainy day. The worst storm in 10 years had just hit the area and although we loved it in Sydney and at Benn?s place in Cronulla we all felt ready for a few days in the sun. We bought cheap sleeping bags, pillows, an air mattress and ... More About: Brisbane
Pumpkin
2007-06-24 11:22:00 We have finally managed to buy a car. Her name is ?Pump kin ?, she?s a Ford Falcon and her birthday is somewhere in 1993. She?s actually had to drive a fair bit in her life so far, but she seems to be quite defiant not to let it get her down. All in all we are ...
A Day Out On The Water In Sydney
2007-06-17 13:35:00 The day after the Queen?s Birthday the weather around Sydney was brilliant, so Benn took us all out in his boat ?Jack?. This is the video of our waterskiing efforts. You would not believe how much your muscles can hurt after not even 30 minutes trying to stand up. Then on the way back, about ... More About: Water
My Lovely Travel Buddies
2007-06-14 07:28:00 I did say that I?m going to introduce my travel buddies at some point, so here we go? Dominique Dominique and Katrina are two german chicks in their early twenties. Both of them have a backround in finance and banking and both of them got disillusioned with working for a big bank. Dominique was the first to ... More About: Travel , Lovely , Dies
Is Canberra Boring?
2007-06-05 06:38:00 Canberra Landscape It all started quite boring and innocently with a rainy 6 hour drive from Melbourne to Canberra. I had eventually met up with Dominique, one of my travel buddies (formal introductions will have to wait until Katrina, our last travel buddy, arrives in a few days), in Melbourne. She had just come back from ... More About: Boring
St. Kilda Sunset
2007-05-24 15:20:00 Today I have spent a lovely day at St. Kilda, Melbourne. It was fairly warm, at least until the sun went down, and I have finally been at an ocean again. It's been far too long. When I walked up St. Kilda Pier I thought that this must be fantastic for a sunset, so I came back a few hours later. And I was right. I'm a sucker for sunsets... Heute habe ich einen tollen Tag in St. Kilda, Melbourne verbracht. Es war sogar ziemlich warm, zumindest bis die Sonne unterging, und ich war endlich mal wieder am Meer. War schon zu lange her. Als ich dann das St. Kilda Pier entlang gelaufen bin hab ich mir gedacht, dass das ein toller Spot für den Sonnenuntergang sein muss, also war ich ein paar Stunden später wieder dort. Ich hatte recht. Ich liebe Sonnenuntergänge... More About: Sunset
How To Aggravate Your Jet Lag!
2007-05-22 12:20:00 My 747 I really don’t like flying when that means having to sit for close to 24 hours in a plane! But let’s start at the beginning. Checked in at Heathrow and everything went smoothly. Absolutely no problems. In the plane, a 747, I found out that I had four seats to myself. I then had ... More About: Rava , Grava
And So The Adventure Begins
2007-05-17 12:39:00 My bags are packed and I’m ready go. I actually managed to fit all my stuff in just my backpack. It weighs close to 16 kilos, with the bulk, maybe 10 kg, made up by my dive gear. It feels bloody heavy, but it’ll be a lot better than carrying an extra dive bag around ... More About: Adventure , Vent , The A , Advent
What?s Been Happening Lately
2007-05-13 11:46:00 I feel the need to apologize for the lack of fresh content lately on travel-junkie.com, but as you might know I am leaving in a few days for Melbourne and there is still loads to do. To add to all this my brother has decided to move to Munich a few weeks ago and has ... More About: Lately , Late , Been
My Top 10 Dive Spots In SE Asia
2007-05-08 00:32:00 Following my 10 most favorite places in Southeast Asia I decided to post my favorite dive spots. I haven’t been to many of the world class dive sites in the area, like Richelieu Rock or Sipadan, so this list reflects merely my personal top 10. Hin Daeng & Hin Muang, Koh Lanta, ThailandThese are my absolute ... More About: Articles , Spots , Dive
backpack dilemma
2007-05-04 19:04:00 A while back I had this idea. I get rid of my dive bag and put all of my gear into my backpack. Brilliant, don’t know why I hadn’t thought of that before. My dive bag is ripped to pieces anyway, so that saves me having to buy a new one. Today I decided ... More About: Backpack , Dilemma , Emma , Pack , Dile
Avoiding the Trap
2007-05-04 00:23:00 Wherever there are people with money, there will be other people trying to take some of that money away. Sometimes this is especially true when you are traveling. You are far away from home and thus you might seem an easy prey. In 2001 I met a young german backpacker, let’s call him Hans, in the ... More About: Trap , Avoid
My 10 Most Favorite Places In SE Asia
2007-04-29 19:40:00 Recently Timen has asked me to give him some recommendations where to go to in Southeast Asia to learn to dive. This inspired me to come up with a list of my 10 most favorite spots (so far!) in that beautiful corner of the world. Koh Lipe, ThailandFor the tranquility, the most beautiful beaches and great ... More About: Places , Place , Most , Favorite
Buddhas Washing Day
2007-04-28 20:21:00 Just saw a documentary about Cambodia on TV. It was about the cambodian people still struggling with the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge Regime. Life is hard for the average Khmer, yet hardly any interviewee complained about their life. Near the end of the film there was this scene in a temple with around ... More About: Wash , Shin , Washing
5 Reasons Why I Travel
2007-04-27 20:45:00 Stacy from Rambling Travel er just tagged me a few days ago to tell her 5 reasons why i travel. I just recently wrote a little post about this topic, but didn’t really elaborate on my reasons, so here we go: I love the excitement, that’s always in the air when traveling. I mean, most likely the ... More About: Reason , Reasons , Sons
Do You Return?Or Rather Not?
More articles from this author:2007-04-24 23:17:00 Do you like going back to places you have been already? Gehst Du gerne zurück zu Orten, an denen Du schon einmal warst? More About: Return , Turn , Rather 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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